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Santana 20

Fractional Sloop · Fin w/spade rudder · 1976–present

Specifications

Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
40.7%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Fractional Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
24.4
Displacement / length
147.1
Comfort ratio
7.6
Capsize screening
2.90
Hull speed
5.4 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
457
Hull
Hull type
Fin w/spade rudder
Construction
Fiberglass
Ballast type
Lead
Production
Years built
1976–present
Units built
900
Designer
W. Shad Turner
Builder
W. D. Schock Corp., Schock W.D.

Design & history

In 1996, W.D. Schock Corp redesigned the Santana 20's deck, creating an open transom and a roomier cockpit without affecting the boat's performance characteristics.

Notable features
Open transom (post-1996 redesign)Roomier cockpit (post-1996 redesign)
Production

In 1996, W.D. Schock Corp redesigned the deck, introducing an open transom and roomier cockpit.

Curated reference notes

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